Having a moment of weakness and considering the sale of my mint Gen 1 Fazer.


This is the Grey / Black parallel import colour scheme supplied new by Tazz Peterborough. It is fully power model with the black painted
engine.

• 11,000 miles only from new. FSH plus every MOT since new to prove mileage. Must be the lowest mileage bike available.
• Current MOT until May 21 / Sorn.
• In addition to servicing the bike has had:
• 2015 Ivans Jet Kit / foam filter  /Full Monty fitted by the forum member who comes over from Spain, Mike?
• 2015 Front forks rebuilt at Tagg racing with 9.5 K Tech springs and Ohlins oil
• 2015 Front and back brake service at Tagg racing, rebuilt calipers and new pads all round
• 2020 Exup valve service at ANC motorcycles
• BT091 EVO tyres
• New Battery 2020
• Bike can be viewed in Maidstone Kent.

Extras:

• Renthal 758 bars
• Oxford Heated Grips
• R&G Bar ends
• Adjustable Pazzo levers
• GPR Titanium End Can
• Nitron rear shock with remote rear reservoir

All standard parts will be supplied with the bike, excellent Condition, HPI  clear. I am the second owner and have owned the bike since 2014. Only reason for sale is that I am working in London this year and have bought a Tracer 900 GT. Price is a firm £3750 for everything or £3500 without the end can and Nitron rear shock.


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Ok I have R1 forks (5pw) everything else is still a mystery. I was half inclined to buy a set of custom yokes and be done with it. The downside is that I will still have the same offset and sterring geometry on the std bike and I want it more on it's nose like a sports bike with handlebars.


One of the major benefits, to me, of this modification is to put the bike more on R1 geometry than its current its sedate steering.

I am pretty sure this can be achieved by using R1 lower yokes and a  Gen 2 top yoke but I dont have those bits and dont really know what years etc, plus I dont want to end up with a load of bits I may or may not be able to get someone more knowledgeable than me to splice together.I know Devilsyam was planning a solution with these bits but it wont happen unless 10 people commit and there is me and maybe another atm.So today I have been chasing up some racing contacts in the Supermono mob and have found some guys that will make adjustable yoke sets, knock me up a steering stem and programme the lot into their CAD database incase anyone else wants the same done in the future. So, what I need is a drawing or measurements of the adjusted FZS steering stem if anyone has one.Also, the angles of rake and trail that can be achieved with the R1 lower yoke set up.In an ideal world we will end up with a correctly specced bottom yoke that can adjust from the std offset to the most extreme R1 offset available, plus a stepped top yoke that offers the current fazer ride positon plus a variety of sportier alternatives. None of this will happen without your input as I know nothing.

Winter is coming and the urge to tinker grows stronger so I have been reading up on front end conversions. So I am hoping to gain wisdom from those that have gone before.


I would be looking to add the radial calipers so I guess my choice is either 08 on 4c8 model or latest 14b model. Does any one know if the extra 19mm of fork length is worth the  likely extra money and hassle in finding the latest model forks?


In either instance I seem to be in for the following estimated costs


Forks 4-500 quid
calipers 100-150 quid
R1 lower yoke 40 quid
fz1 top yolk 40 quid
Late R1 fr wheel 200 quid
Discs 150 quid
spindle 25 quid
fr mudguard 50 quid
radial master cylinder 100 quid?


Total 1255 on the guessometer. Hopefully a good bit less as I have seen some US breakers selling complete front ends for 500 quid plus shipping and VAT.


Anything I have missed? What sort of money should I allow for machining the steering stem? Any recommendations on who to use?


Anyone sold or bought a converted front end complete? Obviously it isnt something I would include should I sell the bike for current market value so it would be useful to know if I could recoup most of my costs by selling the ready to fit front end should I change bikes.


Finally, if I end up buying a pair of wheels, how much should I allow for the conversion kit to fit the 6 inch rear?


Thanks

Anybody had any experience with GPR exhausts? I am thinking about the GPE can in titanium and carbon.
 
Otherwise what is the recommended end can for these bikes? Preferably not a round can, shorter than the std can but not silly short.
 
Any ideas?